Everything I needed to know in life I learned from the Pinewood Derby
Well, maybe not everything, but quite a bit. And not exactly the Pinewood Derby, per se, but the “Pixelwood Derby,” which is a grownup version held annually in Austin, TX. Like the Cub Scout...
View ArticleWhich Came First – the People or the Tech?
It’s true in every industry, we want to implement faster, feel more secure, and be more efficient. I have a great idea. Let’s buy a tool or some technology for that. Technology will make it all...
View ArticleThe Critical Role of Process in Digital Transformation
I’m embarrassed to admit that BP3’s Driven event took place a solid month ago and I’m just getting around to watching all of the excellent video resources that were created there. The first one that...
View ArticleWhat Project Management and Pinball Games Have in Common
In the following article I want to reflect a few of my project management experiences. Attention: could be a bit exaggerated and sarcastic, but there is a lot of truth! The Beginning Before you can...
View ArticlePodcast Review: A Massive Integrated Process Collaboration Platform
I recently listened to this great podcast from Just-In-Time Café at goleansixsigma.com. The episode was titled “The Journey from Plastics & Axles to Shingo Prize Featuring Tracey & Ernie...
View ArticleStraightening the Road
As an avid outdoorsman, I’ve spent much of my free time exploring and enjoying the beautiful land and wildlife that central Texas has to offer. On most weekends, you’ll find me loading up my truck and...
View ArticleBPM Club Meeting in Berlin: Process Management at Panasonic
“The entire process portfolio of the organization is unclear or not transparent”, “Compliance is viewed independently of processes”, “Process knowledge remains with individuals”... we hear this and...
View ArticleThe Transformation Journey: From an Idea to its Ongoing Operational Success
The last ten years have shown great promise in operational change with new and different ways of communicating how a business should be structured to deliver value to its stakeholders. Materials have...
View ArticleIntelligent Automation: What Does the Future Hold?
Written by Guest Blogger, Ian Hawkins, Editor at PEX Network The way that people are talking, writing and thinking about Intelligent Automation is changing; IA is moving on from being a novelty and...
View ArticleWebinar: Automation & RPA Project Identification, Assessment and Prioritization
We recently co-hosted a webinar with our partner, BP3, around how to identify, assess and prioritize your automation and RPA (robotic process automation) projects. It was a lively discussion between...
View ArticleiGrafx Announces Core Edition Package
We are proud to announce the immediate availability of a streamlined version of our Enterprise Cloud offering designed for small organizations, or as a simple, initial implementation in large...
View ArticleBPM & Your Customer Journey
Written by Guest Blogger, Kelly Sewczwicz, Process Manager at Cox Communications. It seems like everywhere I turn, I hear about customer journeys and how important they are. In 2016, Forrester...
View ArticleRisk and Opportunity Process Excellence – Promote a Culture of Risk...
Risk Management is part of our daily lives. It is so entrenched in our routine activities that we may not even realize it. What is Risk Management? Effective Risk Management is the ability to forecast...
View ArticleAnnouncing the iGrafx 17.4.1 Release
Transparency and communication are key for any organizations processes to work. In most companies, the people that perform those processes, may not be the ones actually documenting them. As a...
View ArticleThe SWOT Analysis Helps Improve a Business Process
Good business processes are essential to be competitive. The current digital economy requires us to re-design and to improve our processes with agility and focus on how our organization can reach...
View ArticleiGrafx Secures Dexus as Customer for Business Transformation Support
We are proud to announce that a leading Australian property group, Dexus, has selected iGrafx for business transformation support and to help scale their business excellence. Dexus is a Real Estate...
View ArticleDHL Standardizes 60 Percent of All Warehouse Logistics Processes
Business Process Management & Enterprise Architecture Conference in London In October, the Business Process Management Conference took place in London together with the Enterprise Architecture...
View ArticleTake 5: 5 Crucial Steps to Avoid Disruption & Capitalize on Change
This stuff isn’t new. Industry analysts, journalists, pundits and everyone else who makes a buck or gains a follower with buzzwords and jargon may want you to think it is, but it’s not. “The secret of...
View ArticleCompliance in your Center of Excellence
One of the most important things to be done in a CoE is gaining or maintaining compliance with various standards. And as you’re painfully aware, there are plenty of standards to be complied with…In...
View ArticleA BBC 2018 Recap: Innovation in the Fast Lane
For the past 10 years iGrafx has been a proud sponsor of Building Business Capability, the official conference of the IIBA.This conference focuses primarily on the role of the Business Analyst. The...
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